Dwight Spivey - iPhone For Seniors For Dummies

iPhone® For Seniors For Dummies®, 2022 Edition

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2021948046

ISBN 978-1-119-83718-3 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-83719-0 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-83720-6 (ebk)

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

5 Part 1: Getting to Know Your iPhone Chapter 1: Buying Your iPhone Discover the Newest iPhones and iOS 15 Choose the Right iPhone for You Decide How Much Storage Is Enough Understand What You Need to Use Your iPhone Where to Buy Your iPhone What’s in the Box Take a First Look at the Gadget Chapter 2: Exploring the Home Screen What You Need to Use the iPhone Turn On iPhone for the First Time Meet the Multi-Touch Screen Say Hello to Tap and Swipe Introducing App Library Display and Use the Onscreen Keyboard Flick to Search Wonderful Widgets Chapter 3: Getting Going Update the Operating System to iOS 15 Learn App Switcher Basics Examine the iPhone Cameras Take a Look at Face ID Discover Control Center Lock Screen Rotation Explore the Status Bar Take Inventory of Preinstalled Apps Put Your iPhone to Sleep or Turn It Off Chapter 4: Beyond the Basics Charge the Battery by Plugging In Charge the Battery Wirelessly Sign into an Apple ID for Music, Movies, and More Sync Wirelessly Understand iCloud Turn on iCloud Drive Set Up iCloud Sync Settings Browse Your iPhone's Files Chapter 5: Managing and Monitoring iPhone Usage Meet Screen Time Create Some Downtime Allow Certain Apps During Downtime Set App Limits Set Content and Privacy Restrictions Manage Children’s Accounts

6 Part 2: Using Your iPhone Chapter 6: Making and Receiving Calls Place a Call by Using the Keypad End a Call Place a Call by Using Contacts Return a Recent Call Use Favorites Receive a Call Use Tools during a Call Turn On Do Not Disturb Set Up a Driving Focus Set Up Exceptions for Do Not Disturb Reply to a Call via Text or Set a Reminder to Call Back Change Your Ringtone Chapter 7: Organizing Contacts Add a Contact Sync Contacts with iCloud Assign a Photo to a Contact Add Social Media Information Designate Related People Set Individual Ringtones and Text Tones Search for a Contact Share a Contact Delete a Contact Chapter 8: Communicating with FaceTime and Messages What You Need to Use FaceTime An Overview of FaceTime Make a FaceTime Call with Wi-Fi or Cellular Accept and End a FaceTime Call Switch Views Set Up an iMessage Account Use Messages to Address, Create, and Send Messages Read Messages Clear a Conversation Send Emojis with Your Text Use App Drawer Send and Receive Audio Send a Photo or Video Understand Group Messaging Activate the Hide Alerts Feature Chapter 9: Using Handy Utilities Use the Calculator App Find Your Way with Compass Record Voice Memos Measure Distances and Level Objects Discover the Home App Translate Words and Phrases Chapter 10: Making Your iPhone More Accessible Set Brightness Change the Wallpaper Set Up VoiceOver Use VoiceOver Use iPhone with Hearing Aids Adjust the Volume Set Up Subtitles and Captioning Manage Other Hearing Settings Turn On and Work with AssistiveTouch Turn On Additional Physical and Motor Settings Focus Learning with Guided Access One-Handed Keyboard Control Your iPhone with a Tap on the Back Control Your iPhone with Voice Control Adjust Accessibility Settings on a Per-App Basis Chapter 11: Conversing with Siri Activate Siri Discover All That Siri Can Do Get Suggestions Call Contacts Create Reminders and Alerts Add Events to Your Calendar Play Music Get Directions Ask for Facts Search the Web Send Email, Messages, or Tweets Use Dictation

7 Part 3: Exploring the Internet and Apps Chapter 12: Browsing with Safari Connect to the Internet Explore Safari Navigate Web Pages Use Tabbed Browsing Organize with Tab Groups View Browsing History Search the Web Add and Use Bookmarks Download Files Translate Web Pages Chapter 13: Working with Email in the Mail App Add an Email Account Manually Set Up an Email Account Open Mail and Read Messages Reply To or Forward Email Create and Send a New Message Format Email Search Email Mark Email as Unread or Flag for Follow-Up Create an Event from Email Contents Delete Email Organize Email Create a VIP List Chapter 14: Expanding Your iPhone Horizons with Apps Explore Senior-Recommended Apps Search the App Store Get Applications from the App Store Organize Your Applications on Home Screens Organize Apps in Folders Delete Apps You No Longer Need Offload Apps to Keep Data Update Apps Purchase and Download Games Challenge Friends in Game Center Chapter 15: Socializing with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram A Few Social Media Dos and Don’ts Find and Install Social Media Apps Create a Facebook Account Customize Facebook Settings for Your iPhone Create a Twitter Account Create an Instagram Account